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听力文本
An American scientist is going to try and prove his belief that the Earth is flat. The man's name is Mike Hughes and he is 61 years old. He is a flat-Earther – someone who believes that the Earth is flat and not round. He has been interested in science for many years and taught himself how to make a rocket. He will get into his rocket on Saturday and fire it hundreds of meters in the air. The rocket cost Mr Hughes $20,000 to make. Hughes said it is powered by steam and can fly at 800 kmh. He told reporters why he made his rocket. He said: "I like to do extraordinary things that no one else can do. No one in the history of mankind has designed, built and launched himself in his own rocket."
Mr Hughes says when he flies above Earth, he will take photos to prove that the Earth is flat and disc-shaped. He believes that the Earth is just a mass of land surrounded by large walls of ice at the edges. He said: "I don't believe in science." He added that his project will "shut the door on this ball-Earth" idea. He is a little worried about the flight. He said: "It's as scary as hell, but none of us are getting out of this world alive." Hughes said he wants to run for Governor of California after his rocket tests. He hopes his flat-Earth discovery will help him do this. People can see Mr Hughes' flight this weekend live on his website. He said he has put out enough food for his four cats just in case something goes wrong.
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重点解析
1.I don't believe in science.
believe in信赖;信仰
I believe in seasoning food before putting it on the table.
我认为在把食物端上餐桌前应该先调味 。
2.Hughes said he wants to run for Governor of California after his rocket tests.
run for竞选
The Governor is going to run for the Senate after this term.
州长在她这次任期届满之后准备参加参议院的竞选 。
参考翻译
一名美国科学家将试图证明他的信念:地球是平坦的
。这名男子是61岁的Mike Hughes 。他认为地球是平的,而不是圆的 。他多年来一直对科学感兴趣,自学如何制作火箭 。周六,他将登上自己制作的火箭,在空中几百米处发射 。这枚火箭耗费了Hughes2万美元 。Hughes说,他制作的火箭是由蒸汽提供能量的,飞行速度可以达到每小时800千米 。他告诉记者为什么要自己制作火箭 。他说:“我喜欢做其他人没有做过的特别的事情 。人类历史上从来没有人自己设计,制作火箭并自己发射 。”Hughes表示,在地球上空飞行的时候,他将拍摄照片来证明地球是平的,是圆盘形的
。他相信,地球只是边缘被巨大的冰墙包围的巨大的平地 。他说:“我不相信科学 。”他补充说,他的旅行计划将打破地球是圆球形状的概念 。他有点担忧这次飞行 。他说:“就像地狱一样可怕,但是没有人能活着走出我们这个世界 。”Hughes说,火箭试射后他将竞选加利福尼亚州州长 。他希望如果发现地球是平的,能够对他的竞选有所帮助 。本周末,人们能够在Hughes的网站上观看他的飞行直播 。他说,他已经为四只猫准备了足够的食物,以防出现状况 。